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Welcome to the online tour of 
Our School.
Frequently Asked Questions
Welcome to the Office!  The office is located at the opposite end of the kindergarten wing.  

At first glance, the office does not look like an office.  It has no walls blocking it from the hallway, no doors to go through.  It is truly the central heart of the school (even if it is not located there)

Our secretary, Coreen Nadeau, is always around.  If she is not at the desk, don't worry she soon will be.  She is there to answer any questions you may have.

 
Walking down Duclos School hallway you'll not only see great artwork located outside the classrooms, but you will also notice that there is only one central hallway in the school.


You will also notice "The Good Behaviour Tree."  It is each child's goal to end up with a leaf, snowflake or flower blossom on our tree.  This tree ties in with Michelle Borba's Moral Intelligence. 

 
If you walk down the main hallway, you'll pass the classrooms, "pods" as we call them.  There are four (4) classrooms located in each pod.

Students in Grade 1 through 4 are located in these pods.  They are grouped together as grade groups.  These classrooms were renovated during the summer, and now all have new flooring.  These classrooms also contain a "cozy corner."  The cozy corner is used in a variety of ways in each classroom. 

 
Continuing down the main hallway you will come across our library.  Our library is home to 1000s of great children's literature as well as many resources for the teachers.  Students in grade 1-4 have library twice a week.  Children in Kindergarten go to the library once a week.  This is when they exchange their books and listen to a great story read by our librarian, Cindy.  Students are allowed to take out a maximum of two (2) books at time.  

 
Inside the pod that is closest to the library is our computer room. Duclos School has more than 50 computers for the students and staff to use.  We have high speed internet on all computers and access to great learning programs for typing, word processing and presentations.

Duclos School is proud of the technology that they incorporate into the classrooms, with the use of Smart Boards and the instruction that each student receives in ICT. Students can be found in the computer lab at many times, working on projects, learning new things, and of course having fun.  

 
Our School also has two smaller rooms that are dedicated to one on one learning.  It is here in these rooms that students receive help with their reading.  The get one on one time for 30 minutes each day.

 
Adjacent to the library is one of two entrances to our gym.  The gym at Duclos School is defiantly one of the nicest around.  With hardwood floors and adjustable basketball hoops.  

It is here in the gym that the students not only exercise their bodies, but also their minds.  Every Monday there are assemblies in the gym where the entire student body gathers.  At these assemblies there could be announcement, skits, lessons and our infamous "Good Behaviour Leaves."

The gym also boasts the annual Christmas Concert as well as many other performances that the school hosts.


 

 
Continuing down the hallway you'll pass the concession stand.  Where milk, subs and peanut free ice cream is sold at lunch time.  You can pre-purchase milk tickets at the office for your child.

 
Coming now to an end of our tour, we end up in the Kindergarten wing.  Where it really all starts.  

 

 

In the kindergarten wing there are three main kindergarten classes that are all connected.  In each classroom there is a connected bathroom, so the children do not have to leave the classroom.  If you have a child that is close to entering school, be sure to check out not only the great program that Duclos offers, but also the great learning environment for your child.

This wing also hosts 2 other classrooms that are similar to the classrooms in the pods. 

 

 
 

That is the end of our tour.  Come and visit our great school!

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Today a reader, 
tomorrow a leader.
~ W. Fusselman ~

Education is not the filling 
of a bucket, but the lighting 
of a fire.
~W. B. Yeats ~

2009-2010 School Year

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